A cooking class in Cinque Terre pesto and fresh pasta with a final tasting

A cooking class in Cinque Terre pesto and fresh pasta with a final tasting

You would never visit Liguria without having a taste of "pasta al pesto", a simple yet inimitable dish, which gathers ancient techniques, knowledges and extraordinary raw ingredients.
Through this surprising cooking class, you will learn how to prepare pesto, achieving a perfect harmony of its few components: basil, pine nuts, seasoned cheese, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. After having trained your hands as well, to shape the traditional varieties of fresh pasta, you will taste the outcome of your work. This will be an unforgettable Italian lunch.

Assisted by a professional chef, you will learn the secrets of making the traditional and tasteful Ligurian "pesto", starting from basil, pine nuts, seasoned cheese, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. Tales about local history and traditions will allow you to dive into the ideal mood. Afterwards, starting from wheat flour, a very few egg and water, you will mix and shape the most typical varieties of pasta, finally tasting them together with the pesto you have prepared. A professional sommelier will guide you through the degustation of three varieties of local wine, for a perfect match and an unforgettable light lunch.

Stop At:

• Manarola, Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria

Sample Menu

• Trofie al pesto - Typical local variety of fresh pasta, featuring a characteristic "twisted" shape. The dressing is probably the best known of Ligurian specialties.